Boys' name · since 1921
Detroy
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Detroy, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Detroy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 44 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Detroy recorded 44 times among boys since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1993.
- #23,018 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 44 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Detroy ranks #23,018 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,018 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 44
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Detroy's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Detroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Detroy's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Detroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1993
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Detroy by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Detroy's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Detroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Detroy's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Detroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1921–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Detroy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.